I noticed off N-TV today, an interesting piece over the drought in Germany and efforts by the German government.
First, you have to note that the Agricultural Minister is a CDU-Party member....Julia Glockner (discussed to be one of the three individuals likely to replace Chancellor Merkel in 2021).
Second, Glockner has been on some countrywide tour of farms in Germany....talking to people and connecting well.
Third, there's going to be a crisis-type funding situation created by the government to ensure farmers are 'protected'.
A bigger mess coming? Well....no one can say when the drought ends. The assumption is that rains will start up as they normally do in October-timeframe.
Lack of hay? This is being discussed and you might see various farms cut back drastically on livestock.....selling off a fair portion because they simply don't have hay.
A drought across all of Europe? No. You can go into parts of Poland and Czech....to find regular rainfall. In fact, on a recent trip through Bavaria.....I noted green fields and corn in a production stage. The one curious thing is that typically.....farmers are conservative voters and the CDU kinda needs that their votes.
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